How General Motors Can Remotely Disable a Stolen Car
19 Nov 2023, 18:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / OnStar Stolen Vehicle Assistance is a piece of technology that allows the carmaker to locate and disable a stolen vehicle
Worst Job Interview Ever: Applicant Told to Come Another Day, Steals and Crashes a Car
12 Oct 2023, 16:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A man who hoped to get a job at a Pilot gas station in Bartow ended up stealing a car left running, eventually crashing it when trying to run away from the cops
10-Year-Old Boy Leads Police on Dramatic Highway Chase, OnStar Safely Disables the Vehicle
7 Jun 2023, 13:50 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / The 31-second clip show a Buick SUV zig-zagging down the road with the blinkers on. It suddenly pulls to the right-hand side of the road, slightly crashing
MY2015 and Older GM Vehicles Will Stop Having OnStar Active After Next Month
27 Nov 2022, 21:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / That time has come, folks. Some vehicles of the 2015 model year are now old enough to have a technology that is going dark after next month
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Comes With Mandatory OnStar Subscription, There's No Way Around It
2 Sep 2022, 15:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM forces customers to pay for expensive connected services subscriptions. Now, Chevrolet Corvette buyers will have to pay $300 for OnStar service
GM Vowed To Make Money Out of Connected Services and It Now Forces OnStar on Its Customers
11 Aug 2022, 12:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM has been jacking up the prices for many vehicles by $1,500 to force unwanted connectivity services that were supposed to be optional onto owners
Car Apps Are a Big Concern, Allow Controlling the Car Even After Selling It
25 Mar 2022, 15:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The owner of a Cadillac Escalade who sold his vehicle discovered that he can still control it via the MyCadillac app installed on his phone
GM Plans To Boost Revenue With Subscription Services, Digital Services by 2026
25 Feb 2022, 12:26 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / GM will price their data oriented software in monthly, annual and lifetime subscription, it is part of their plan to boost revenue to $280 billion by 2030
General Motors Shuts Down Popular In-Car Shopping App, Millions Affected
23 Feb 2022, 13:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / General Motors is shutting down its Marketplace in-vehicle app starting this March, leaving millions of owners without service
Geotab Implements Real-Time In-Vehicle Driver Coaching Without Any Extra Hardware
26 Oct 2021, 15:50 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Operators of GM vehicles from the 2015 model year or newer can now benefit from Geotab's driver coaching system. It needs no extra hardware to implement
GM Teams up With Amazon To Bring You OnStar Guardian at Home Through Alexa
23 Sep 2021, 08:10 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / This new feature will provide a voice-enabled connection to Emergency-Certified OnStar Advisors at home via Amazon Alexa-compatible devices
Another OnStar Solution Now Available for Non-GM Vehicles
27 Jul 2021, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GM makes the OnStar Vehicle Insights suite of feature available for fleets made up of non-GM cars, as well as for the older models it made
Non-GM Car Owners Can Finally Download and Use the OnStar Guardian Mobile App
8 Jun 2021, 09:35 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / General Motors’ OnStar Guardian is a recurring subscription that offers OnStar’s key safety and security services through a mobile app
OnStar Theft Alert Got the Better of "the World’s Dumbest Corvette Thief"
23 May 2020, 10:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you thought that OnStar doesn't help in the case of a vehicle theft, Loraine Treadwell begs to disagree after Theft Alert helped her recover her C7 Corvette
Hacking Into a Modern Car Puts the Driver’s Privacy at Risk
19 Dec 2019, 18:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own an OnStar-equipped GM product or any other modern vehicle with 4G LTE connectivity, then you should be also aware that automakers are tracking you
OnStar Will Help You Track Santa Claus This Christmas
19 Dec 2019, 14:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Push the blue button and you will get real-time updates on Santa’s location, while doing your part to help a good cause: the American Red Cross
Opel to Drop OnStar from 2019
12 May 2018, 11:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / PSA says its Opel brand will be dropping the use of OnStar by the end of the decade, to replace it with new Opel Connect suite.
All New European-Made Cars to Be Fitted with (Not) Black Boxes Starting April
28 Mar 2018, 11:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / From April 2018, all cars manufactured in Europe will have to be fitted with the eCall emergency system, linked to the continent's emergency services.
OnStar 4G LTE Prepaid Unlimited Data Plan Priced At $20 Per Month
2 Mar 2017, 15:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As we continue to deepen our dependency on the Internet, so do our cars. For that reason, Chevrolet has introduced a $20 unlimited data plan for OnStar 4G LTE
GM and IBM Join Hands to Become Your Number One Stalker
26 Oct 2016, 14:53 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A new service provided by GM's OnStar service will use data gathered on you to offer improved services that are more in-tune with your likings